Название: The First Armies
Автор(ы): Doyne Dawson
Издательство: Cassell
Серия: History Of Warfare
Год: 2002
ISBN: 978-0304352883
Страниц: 225
Язык: English
Формат: PDF OCR
Размер: 101 MB

When did mankind invent war, and has violence always decided human arguments? When did ritualized tribal conflict become organized and hunting expeditions turn into armies? And, are we genetically programmed for combat? From Stone Age warriors to the savage cruelty of the Assyrian Empire, embark on an investigation of the origins of human aggression, including the first weapons purpose--built to kill other people. It becomes clear even the earliest civilizations developed military institutions, devoting themselves to war-making technologies that ranged from chariots to siege engines. The story concludes with the Assyrians, a society completely dedicated to military conquest.and one which pioneered the use of terror and mass executions as an instrument of state policy.